Reasons TO move to San Francisco

April 9, 2015 11:00 AM

To balance out those high costs, we’ve got lots of free activities like museum free days and Golden Gate Park fests.

To balance out those high costs, we’ve got lots of free activities like museum free days and Golden Gate Park fests.

Photo: Laura Morton, Special To The Chronicle

To balance out those high costs, we’ve got lots of free... Photo-6534606.88829 - SFGate

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Some of the finest chefs in the world reside here and our restaurants are consistently among the nation’s best. Congrats to Charles Phan and Slanted Door on being named best restaurant in the U.S. at the James Beard Awards! less

Some of the finest chefs in the world reside here and our restaurants are consistently among the nation’s best. Congrats to Charles Phan and Slanted Door on being named best restaurant in the U.S. at the ... more

Photo: Michael Macor, The Chronicle

Some of the finest chefs in the world reside here and our... Photo-6534607.88829 - SFGate

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Microclimates are awesome. Too cold in the Sunset? Head over to the Mission to heat up.

Microclimates are awesome. Too cold in the Sunset? Head over to the Mission to heat up.

Photo: Michael Short, Special To The Chronicle

Microclimates are awesome. Too cold in the Sunset? Head over to the... Photo-6534608.88829 - SFGate

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You can surf and snowboard in the same day.

You can surf and snowboard in the same day.

Photo: Michael Short, The Chronicle

You can surf and snowboard in the same day. Photo-6534609.88829 - SFGate

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We’ve got lots of music venues to draw the hottest indie bands, and great music festivals like Outside Lands, Treasure Island Music Festival, and Hardly Strictly Bluegrass. (Shown is Thom Yorke at Treasure Island in 2013). less

We’ve got lots of music venues to draw the hottest indie bands, and great music festivals like Outside Lands, Treasure Island Music Festival, and Hardly Strictly Bluegrass. (Shown is Thom Yorke at Treasure ... more

Our dress code is West Coast comfortable. It's totally acceptable for even Sergey Brin to wear a hoodie to a Vanity Fair dinner, which actually happened. (Pictured are Secret app co-founders Chrys Bader, left, and David Byttow in South Park). less

Our dress code is West Coast comfortable. It's totally acceptable for even Sergey Brin to wear a hoodie to a Vanity Fair dinner, which actually happened. (Pictured are Secret app co-founders Chrys Bader, left, ... more